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Article : 92 wordsA wireless official Russian message states: The Council of the People's Commissaries, in the name of the Government of the Russian Republic, has ...
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Article : 220 wordsA French communique states: The Germans this morning counter-attacked our new positions south of Javrincourt. Our fire repulsed them with serious ...
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Article : 330 wordsAt a meeting of a representative committee appointed through the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League, for the purpose of celebrating important ...
Article : 196 wordsMr. J. J. Macpherson (Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office) announced in the House of Commons that the British military authorities in East ...
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Article : 76 wordsMr. Popoff, of Popoff Bros., Brisbane and Har, recently made further inquiries by cable regarding the conditions in Russia, and has received the ...
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Article : 67 wordsThe Newspaper Proprietors' Association and 100 London journalists, Lord Burnham presiding, tendered a luncheon to Lord Northcliffe at the Savoy Hotel, in honour ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 24 Nov 1917, Page 5
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